The Wordsmith's Forge

Today is clear and cold.

I fed the birds.

We cleared leaves off the patio and used them to cover the tulip bed by the parking lot.  \o/ 

While researching something else, I stumbled across a new superpower, and they actually know the originator.  That one is super  useful in modern society!

A unique mutation is found in people in a small town in Italy. The mutation protects them from developing atherosclerosis, which is the dangerous buildup of fatty materials in blood vessels. The individual in which the mutation first appeared has even been identified.

Japanese has a word for "worked to death."  O_O